title: Sanitation for rural communities: first win the people's support.
abstract: A latrine project in an Indian village which failed because the inhabitants were scarcely brought into its planning and execution is contrasted with a moderately successful scheme in another village where a concerted effort was made to educate the community about the value of latrines and to obtain the people's participation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iyanar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Joseph
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D012423:Rural Health; D014038:Toilet Facilities